Environmental News Highlights – July 28th, 2021
FEDERAL ACTION Senate infrastructure bill ‘90%’ done, but hits new roadblock over transit funding – AP Bipartisan infrastructure bill in the Senate is an island in a sea of…
FEDERAL ACTION Senate infrastructure bill ‘90%’ done, but hits new roadblock over transit funding – AP Bipartisan infrastructure bill in the Senate is an island in a sea of…
A roundup of headlines curated for state transportation environmental professionals FEDERAL ACTIONSenate infrastructure bill ‘90%’ done, but hits new roadblock over transit funding – AP Bipartisan infrastructure bill in…
The Ohio Department of Transportation has unveiled a bicycling and pedestrian “framework” to advance statewide development of active transportation over the next five years. [Above photo by the Ohio DOT]…
Reducing fatalities among pedestrians and improving safety for all travelers is the focus of a new statewide safety campaign launched by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. [Above photo by the…
Climate change is causing “real, costly impacts” to the nation’s transportation infrastructure, according to Margaret Anderson Kelliher (seen above), commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. [Above image via Select…
In this episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast, Matthew Quirey (seen above) – a landscape design and research fellow with The Ray – explains how roadside…
The Utah Department of Transportation identified two “preferred alternatives” to improve transportation in Little Cottonwood Canyon in a draft Environmental Impact Statement or EIS issued on June 24 – alternatives…
The Tennessee Department of Transportation, along with the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) and Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA), jointly promoted “pollinator health and awareness” in state parks…
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is in the process of installing “living snow fences” near two bridges on U.S. Highway 12 in partnership with the Kandiyohi Soil and Water Conservation…
As forecasters predict a particularly active hurricane season for 2021, state departments of transportation from Texas to New Jersey are preparing for worst-case scenarios to help citizens get out of…